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Fast Food Facts
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It's hard not to fall into
the trap. There's just not enough time in the day. "Let's grab a quick bite for dinner." Well those meals on-the-go are just
not all they're cracked up to be! We all know that fast food is usually not the healthiest of choices. Surprisingly you can
make smarter choices when faced with the questions "Do you want fries with that?" or "Super-sized?"
Take a peek at the charts below for nutritional info (embrace yourself):
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McDonald's
Some not so healthy choices: |
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Food |
Serving Size |
Total Calories |
Protein (grams) |
Carbohydrates (grams) |
Fat (grams) |
Sodium (mg) |
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French Fries |
Large |
*540 |
8 |
*68 |
26 |
350 |
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Sausage Biscuit w/Egg |
1 |
*490 |
16 |
31 |
3*3 |
*1010 |
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Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit |
1 |
*480 |
20 |
31 |
31 |
*1410 |
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Breakfast Burrito |
1 |
290 |
13 |
24 |
16 |
680 |
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Sausage McMuffin w/Egg |
1 |
440 |
19 |
27 |
28 |
890 |
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Filet-o-fish |
1 |
470 |
15 |
45 |
26 |
890 |
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Quarter Pounder |
1 |
430 |
23 |
37 |
21 |
840 |
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Quarter Pounder w/Cheese |
1 |
530 |
28 |
38 |
30 |
*1310 |
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Chrispy Chicken Deluxe |
1 |
550 |
23 |
54 |
27 |
*1180 |
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Big Mac |
1 |
*590 |
24 |
47 |
34 |
*1090 |
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Big N' Tasty w/Cheese |
1 |
290 |
12 |
37 |
*37 |
*1210 |
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Chicken McNuggett |
6 pieces |
290 |
15 |
20 |
17 |
540 |
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Cheese Danish |
1 |
400 |
7 |
45 |
21 |
400 |
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(*WOW!!!)
Some better choices at McDonald's: |
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Food |
Serving Size |
Total Calories |
Protein (grams) |
Carbohydrates (grams) |
Fat (grams) |
Sodium (mg) |
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Garden Salad |
1 |
100 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
120 |
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Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad |
1 |
100 |
17 |
3 |
2.5 |
240 |
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Chicken McGrill |
1 plain |
340 |
26 |
45 |
7 |
890 |
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LoFat Apple Bran Muffin |
1 |
300 |
6 |
61 |
3 |
380 |
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Burger King
Some
not so healthy choices: |
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Food |
Serving Size |
Total Calories |
Protein (grams) |
Carbohydrates (grams) |
Fat (grams) |
Sodium* (mg) |
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Croissanwich w/Sausage, Egg
& Cheese |
1 |
500 |
19 |
26 |
36 |
*1020 |
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Biscuit w/Sausage, Egg &
Cheese |
1 |
650 |
20 |
38 |
*46 |
*1600 |
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Cini-Minis w/o icing |
4 rolls |
440 |
6 |
51 |
23 |
710 |
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Whopper w/Cheese |
1 |
*780 |
34 |
55 |
*47 |
*1390 |
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Double Whopper w/Cheese |
1 |
*1020 |
53 |
55 |
*65 |
*1460 |
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Bacon Double Cheeseburger |
1 |
610 |
38 |
32 |
*37 |
*1170 |
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BK Big Fish |
1 |
*710 |
24 |
67 |
*38 |
*1200 |
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Chicken Sandwich |
1 |
660 |
25 |
53 |
*39 |
*1330 |
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Chicken Club Sandwich |
1 |
*740 |
30 |
55 |
*44 |
*1530 |
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French Fries |
large |
500 |
6 |
63 |
25 |
940 |
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(*WOW!!!)
Some better choices at Burger
King: |
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Food |
Serving Size |
Total Calories |
Protein (grams) |
Carbohydrates (grams) |
Fat (grams) |
Sodium (mg) |
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Whopper Jr. w/o Mayo |
1 |
330 |
18 |
32 |
14 |
470 |
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BK Broiler w/o Mayo |
1 |
390 |
29 |
51 |
8 |
1010 |
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Chicken Tenders Sandwich w/o Mayo |
1 |
290 |
13 |
46 |
10 |
570 |
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